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Search documents produced by UTREP staff and collaborators, as well as historical documents that provide context for UTREP efforts.

Report2024-10-15

Environmental Flow Study for the Hetch Hetchy Reach - Early Workgroup Draft

Draft study and environmental flow recommendations for the Upper Tuolumne River.

Peer-reviewed literature2020-03-18

River food chains lead to riparian bats and birds in two mid‐order rivers

Scientific publication exploring the connection between river food chains and riparian wildlife.

Breeanne K. Jackson et al.

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Report2019-06-20

Looking Downstream, 2017 Update

Update report from Yosemite National Park regarding downstream ecosystem conditions.

Yosemite National Park

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Report2019-01-01

UTREP 2017 Fisheries Monitoring

Fisheries monitoring results and analysis from the 2017 season.

Stillwater Sciences and McBain Associates

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Plan2009-07-07

O’Shaughnessy Dam Instream Flow Evaluation Study Plan

Study on instream flow requirements for the Upper Tuolumne River.

McBain Associates

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Report2010-12-12

Development of a Flow and Temperature Model for the Hetch Hetchy Reach of the Upper Tuolumne River

Temperature modeling and analysis for the Upper Tuolumne River.

Watercourse Engineering

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Report2006-10-01

Upper Tuolumne River: Available Data Sources, Field Work Plan, and Initial Hydrology Analysis

Summary of available data for the Upper Tuolumne River.

RMC and McBain & Trush

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Report2016-02-03

2013-2014 Rim Fire Monitoring

Monitoring report on Rim Fire impacts

McBain Associates

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Regulatory agreement1985-01-01

1985 Stipulation

Regulatory stipulation regarding Tuolumne River water management.

U.S. Department of Interior

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Report2007-04-01

Upper Tuolumne River: Description of River Ecosystem and Recommended Monitoring Actions

Report on Upper Tuolumne River monitoring recommendations.

RMC and McBain & Trush

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Regulatory agreement1961-04-27

1961 Stipulation

Regulatory stipulation regarding Tuolumne River water management.

Steward Udall, Secretary of the Department of Interior

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Report1992-07-17

Instream Flow Requirements for Rainbow and Brown Trout in the Tuolumne River Between O'Shaughnessy Dam and Early Intake

Study of instream flow requirements in the Upper Tuolumne River

Peer-reviewed literature1982-08-12

Segregation by species and size classes of rainbow trout, and Sacramento sucker, in three California streams

Fisheries evaluation on Cherry and Eleanor Creeks

Donald Baltz and Peter Moyle

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Report1972-01-01

River releases for fish enhancement and environmental aesthetics - a systems study

Study on the effects of river releases on Hetch Hetchy Reservoir management

Bechtel Corporation

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Environmental review1981-02-06

Environmental Assessment Tuolumne River Flow Schedule Revision (Canyon Power Project)

National Environmental Policy Act review of the Canyon Power Project

US Fish & Wildlife Service

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Report1969-12-20

Age and growth of Tuolumne River brown trout

Investigation of age and growth of brown trout in the Tuolumne River downstream of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.

Report2016-03-01

UTREP 2014 Fisheries Monitoring

Fisheries monitoring report for the Upper Tuolumne River ecosystem.

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

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Report2014-01-10

Looking Downstream, 2011-2012 Update

Update report from Yosemite National Park regarding downstream ecosystem conditions.

Yosemite National Park

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Report1981-11-17

Fisheries evaluation of Lake Eleanor and Cherry and Eleanor Creeks

Fisheries surveys on the Cherry/Eleanor systems

Peter Moyle & Donald Baltz

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Report2012-01-01

Sensitivity of Upper Tuolumne River Flow to Climate Change Scenarios

A study assessing the sensitivity of Tuolumne River reservoir inflows to a range of changes in two variables: temperature and precipitation.

Hydrocomp, Inc.

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Report2015-01-06

Looking Downstream, 2014 Update

Update report from Yosemite National Park regarding downstream ecosystem conditions.

Yosemite National Park

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Report1985-01-01

Tuolumne Fish Population Survey - 1985

Fisheries survey report

Bruce Vondracek

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Report2011-04-07

Looking Downstream, 2009 Update

Update report from Yosemite National Park regarding downstream ecosystem conditions.

Yosemite National Park

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Report2018-11-01

UTREP 2015-2016 Fisheries Monitoring

Fisheries monitoring report for the Upper Tuolumne River ecosystem.

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

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Report2009-04-10

Looking Downstream, 2007 Update

Update report from Yosemite National Park regarding downstream ecosystem conditions.

Yosemite National Park

Plan2009-08-25

Amphibian and Reptile Assessment Study Plan for the Hetch Hetchy Reach

Study plan for herpetological assessment for the Upper Tuolumne River ecosystem.

McBain Associates and Questa Engineering

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Peer-reviewed literature2022-01-01

Low flows in a regulated river system are associated with reduced breeding bird abundance and diversity in Yosemite National Park, California

Scientific publication exploring the role of droughts in breeding bird abundance and diversity.

Desrosiers et al.

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Report1977-09-24

Tuolumne River fish population survey

Fisheries surveys

Richard Ridenhour

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Report2019-12-01

UTREP 2018 Fisheries Monitoring

Fisheries monitoring report for the Upper Tuolumne River ecosystem.

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

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Peer-reviewed literature2012-02-20

Improving riparian wetland conditions based on infiltration and drainage behavior during and after controlled flooding

An observational and modeling study of the hydrologic response of Poopenaut Valley riparian wetlands to controlled flooding

Russo et al.

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Report2014-03-26

Looking Downstream, 2013 Update

Update report from Yosemite National Park regarding downstream ecosystem conditions.

Yosemite National Park

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Report2012-03-08

Looking Downstream, 2010 Update

Update report from Yosemite National Park regarding downstream ecosystem conditions.

Yosemite National Park

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Report1991-03-13

Hetch Hetchy Reach Fisheries Investigation; Progress Report

Fisheries investigations on the Upper Tuolumne River

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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Report2016-03-16

Looking Downstream, 2015 Update

Update report from Yosemite National Park regarding downstream ecosystem conditions.

Yosemite National Park

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Master's thesis or PhD dissertation2014-06-01

Fong Pulsed Flow Wave Attenuation on a Regulated Montane River

investigated the effects of hydrograph shape on attenuation of regulated pulsed flow events by first categorizing and then modeling the downstream movement of representative Masters thesis the effects of hydrograph shape on attenuation of regulated pulsed flow events by first categorizing and then modeling the downstream movement of representative pulses on the upper Tuolumne River below Holm Powerhouse in the Sierra Nevadas of California.

Report1995-01-01

Temperature Requirements of Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout in Relation to Flows Between O'Shaughnessy Dam and Early Intake on the Tuolumne River, California

Summary of temperature requirements for trout on the upper Tuolumne River.

Moyle and Marchetti

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Report2017-03-07

Looking Downstream, 2016 Update

Update report from Yosemite National Park regarding downstream ecosystem conditions.

Yosemite National Park

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Environmental review1985-07-09

Environmental Assessment on the Proposed Third Generator Unit at Kirkwood Powerhouse

National Environmental Policy Act review of the 1980's proposal to add a third hydropower generation unit at Kirkwood Powerhouse

US Forest Service

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Report2010-08-02

Looking Downstream, 2008 Update

Update report from Yosemite National Park regarding downstream ecosystem conditions.

Yosemite National Park

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Report2011-01-01

Characterization of the benthic macroinvertebrate assemblage in the river and Poopenaut pond and response of benthos and drift to experimental spring release events

A report on the response of benthos and drift to experimental spring release events downstream of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir

Holmquist and Schmidt-Gengenbach

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Report2017-06-28

2015-2016 Rim Fire Monitoring

Monitoring report on Rim Fire impacts to the Upper Tuolumne River ecosystem.

McBain Associates

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Report2008-09-04

Preliminary Analysis of Available Data for Modeling Temperature in the Hetch Hetchy Reach (O’Shaughnessy Dam to Cherry Creek)

Temperature modeling and analysis for the Upper Tuolumne River.

Merritt Smith Consulting

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Environmental review1983-06-08

Supplement to the Environmental Assessment Tuolumne River Flow Schedule Revision (Canyon Power Project)

Supplemental National Environmental Policy Act review of the Canyon Power Project

US Fish and Wildlife Service

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Report2011-02-01

Upper Tuolumne River Ecosystem Project: Streambank Stability Study in Poopenaut Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

A investigation into the effects of drawdown ramping rates on the stability of the valley’s tributary banks

Stillwater Sciences

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Report1976-08-23

Tuolumne River Flow Study - Canyon Power Project

Study on instream flow requirements for the Upper Tuolumne River.

US Fish & Wildlife Service

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Regulatory agreement1987-03-11

1987 Stipulation

Regulatory stipulation regarding Tuolumne River water management.

U.S. Department of Interior

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Report2021-01-01

Long Term Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Enterprise - Phase I

The goal of the LTVA is to help assess whether climate change will be a threat to the RWS in comparison to, or in combination with, other external drivers of change over the next 50 years (2020-2070).

Baptiste François, et al.

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